IntroductionAdobe Flash, also known as Macromedia Flash or Shockwave Flash, is an increasingly popular program commonly used to create animations, web pages, presentations, and advertisements since its introduction in 1996. How Are Over the years, Flash has evolved to program Internet games and applications. This incredibly useful tool uses a scripting language called "Action Script". Flash was developed by Jonathan Gay, a university student. The idea came to him while he was already working for Silicon Beach Software. Essentially Adobe Flash is a creative tool, which uses animation to create movies. These movies can be run not only on your computer but also on the Internet using Flash Player. Adobe Flash is now one of the most common forms of software used to create interactive animated advertisements. Flash introduces a more effective advertising technique than simple static advertising thanks to improved animation and also the sound that accompanies the animation. Not only can Adobe Flash create an entire web page, but it's livelier than plain HTML. The applications you can create with Macromedia Flash are vast. One such example is that you can create your own cartoon show, simply for your enjoyment and entertainment. You can share them with your friends and other Internet users. You could even build an interactive classroom to teach students a whole range of subjects, from math to biology. You could create stand-alone interactive games that could be played over the Internet, and you could program interactive games. Macromedia Flash has a wide range of possibilities and uses. Macromedia Flash is pretty basic at a school level and is relatively easy to learn. Moving on... middle of the paper... TML5 video playback in 2011) - 97% of companies rely on Flash Player and more than 3 million developers use Flash technology: 86% of companies plus Websites visited use Flash in one form or another. There was also an outcry from Flash users who claimed that 99% of browsers supported the technology. On top of all that, since all Flash "code" is compiled into a SWF file, anyone wanting to view the source would have to crack two different levels of encryption to get what they're looking for. This is definitely appreciated by many developers. Flash is owned by a single company, Adobe has entire control over the rate of innovation of the technology. Proponents of HTML5 argue that there are many more advantages than disadvantages to Flash and stress the importance of it being controlled and owned by a single company which allows it to go in many different directions. The specification for HTML is